Construction and Building Materials

Top Research Topics at Construction and Building Materials?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Composite material, Compressive strength, Cement, Structural engineering and Asphalt. Ultimate tensile strength, Flexural strength, Mortar, Aggregate (composite) and Durability are among the concentrations of Composite material that garnered much attention in Construction and Building Materials. Most of the works presented in Construction and Building Materials deals with Flexural strength but it intersects with the subject of Fiber.

It addresses concerns in the field of Compressive strength by exploring it in line with topics in Microstructure which intersect with Scanning electron microscope subjects. Construction and Building Materials is concerned with the study of Cement and Metallurgy in general. Construction and Building Materials encompasses presentations on Metallurgy, specifically Corrosion and Slag.

The journal focuses on different Structural engineering studies like Fibre-reinforced plastic, Finite element method, Stiffness, Beam (structure) and Reinforcement. In addition to Asphalt research, it aims to explore topics under Geotechnical engineering, Rheology and Cracking. Research on Fly ash presented in Construction and Building Materials focuses, in particular, on Geopolymer and Ground granulated blast-furnace slag.

• Composite material (57.34%)
• Compressive strength (22.73%)
• Cement (21.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Nanotechnology in concrete – A review (994 citations)
• Design-oriented stress–strain model for FRP-confined concrete (862 citations)
• Sustainability in the construction industry: A review of recent developments based on LCA (828 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Construction and Building Materials:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Composite material, Compressive strength, Cement, Structural engineering and Durability. The journal articles aim to address concerns in Composite material, specifically in the areas of Ultimate tensile strength, Flexural strength, Mortar, Fly ash and Aggregate (composite). The journal publications focus on Compressive strength but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Microstructure which is concerned with Scanning electron microscope.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Composite material
• Structural engineering
• Cement

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Construction and Building Materials covers a variety of subjects, including Composite material, Compressive strength, Cement, Asphalt and Ultimate tensile strength. Construction and Building Materials concentrates on Composite material topics that focus on Flexural strength, Aggregate (composite), Mortar, Microstructure and Durability. Most of the Flexural strength studies addressed also intersect with Fiber.

Construction and Building Materials holds forums on Compressive strength that merges themes from other disciplines such as Porosity, Fly ash, Curing (food preservation) and Absorption of water. The research on Cement tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Shrinkage and Chemical engineering. While Asphalt is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Rheology and Cracking.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Mechanical performances and microstructures of metakaolin contained UHPC matrix under steam curing conditions (56 citations)
• Hydration, shrinkage, pore structure and fractal dimension of silica fume modified low heat Portland cement-based materials (47 citations)
• Anti-rutting performance of the damping asphalt mixtures (DAMs) made with a high content of asphalt rubber (AR) (42 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Construction and Building Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

• Feng Xing (113 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Shaopeng Wu (109 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Zhanping You (98 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• Caijun Shi (90 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• Chi Sun Poon (87 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Construction and Building Materials (based on the number of publications) are:

• Southeast University (719 papers) published 159 papers at the last edition, 27 more than at the previous edition,
• Tongji University (717 papers) published 163 papers at the last edition, 20 more than at the previous edition,
• Chang'an University (580 papers) published 158 papers at the last edition, 25 more than at the previous edition,
• Wuhan University of Technology (570 papers) published 88 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
• Harbin Institute of Technology (399 papers) published 87 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 7.01% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.37% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.29% of all publications and 52.56% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.